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Old 12-27-2006, 12:16 PM   #2
glatt
 
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Originally Posted by BigV
what do your docs say?
They say you need to load the software to get it to work, but I don't plan to load any software on my PC unless I have assurances that software won't break my PC.

When I connect it via USB to PC without loading anything, the PC doesn't see it, but the camera will get charged. To be honest, I haven't read the documentation that closely. The camera has three controls: A shutter button, a mode button, and a switch on the side that switches from "camera" to "charger". Switching it to "charger" also drops the LCD counter back down to zero, so it appears to delete pictures when you do that. Pictures are also deleted when the batteries die. The batteries are non-removable, as is the memory.

Question: are drivers generally safe? If I can load just a driver, and no other bloated crappy software, what's the likelihood that a driver will screw up things on my PC?
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